Kohl’s Family Sundays: Día de los Muertos
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with Midwest artists and the Milwaukee Art Museum in this special online version of our popular family event: Kohl’s Family Sundays. Learn about the tradition of Day of the Dead, and make art inspired by this important day. Visit artists’ studios and learn about what they create. Enjoy music from Latino Arts Mariachi Juvenil, view an exhibition by Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes (ALBA) School, and more. We want to see what YOU make! Share your Family Sundays–inspired art with us on social media by using #MAMStudioAtHome.
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Make Art
Join artists and educators for Day of the Dead activities you can do at home.
Day of the Dead Zine
Color a zine illustrated by Debbie Sajnani, along with the artist!
Materials: zine (download below), colorful drawing materials
Papier-Mâché Calavera
Sculpt a calavera with Ricardo X. Serment.
Materials: strips of copy paper; disposable cup; Elmer’s art paste; masking tape; black permanent marker; colorful markers; recycled paper; optional: aluminum foil, hot glue gun, paint, and brushes
Tissue Paper Flowers
Learn how to make paper flowers with Nicole Acosta.
Materials: tissue paper, green pipe cleaners, scissors, optional: glitter and glue
Music
Latino Arts Mariachi Juvenil performs songs “La Llorona” and “La Culebra” under the Burke Brise Soleil, or “wings,” at the Museum.
Guest Artists
Meet artists at home, in their studios, and in a gallery. See what they make, and hear about what inspires them.
José Chavez
Milwaukee artist José Chavez demonstrates from his kitchen how to make sugar skulls for Day of the Dead, using clay molds from Mexico.
Ricardo X. Serment
Chicago-based creator Ricardo X. Serment brings us into his art studio and walks through the process of making a print, from inking the block to running it through an etching press.
Rebecca Nava Soto
Rebecca Nava Soto gives a tour of her installation “The Edge Project,” at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati. Look at art made of wood shavings, paper, video projection, and more.
Youth Voices
Student artists from ALBA Elementary School share their creations inspired by Day of the Dead.
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